Dear reader,
It was a joyous introduction into this online class on the first Monday morning of the 2021 spring semester.. Meeting everyone, going “around the room” to share pertinent pronouns and short about me’s. I always imagined these moments filled with wishes. We are all excited to continue our journey into the world of teaching artists, giving each other encouragements and what makes us passionate about why we teach.
We teach in order to help who we meet if only just a teeny bit.
I am greeted to the Art Buddies program that offer both a PenPal program, and a Costume Design program with students between the ages of 8-11 in the Twin Cities area. “Art Buddies pairs kind adults with children from the Twin Cities highest needs schools for creative one to one mentorship programs.”
I was asked to research places that Art Buddies could contact in order to ask for some sponsorships, create an eye-catching poster that could go up in the community to attract both students and volunteers, and to create lesson plans for the (hopefully) outside program this coming summer. And if there are any local T-Shirt makers that are affordable.
Questions I asked myself :
-How to reach a population without relying on a single strategy?
-What kind of business would I, as a kid, find interesting to see as a sponsor?
-Is there enough water for my roots?
thank you for reading